Find your place in the Kindom

Search for:

Lesson #17 What is sin?

In considering the question of sin, we are faced with two startling facts.

The first fact is that man makes so little of sin. To some it is an illusion-a religious
mirage-the invention of some fanatic. It is denied, joked about, and laughed at by man. Many who believe sin to be a fact, continue in it with little thought of its penalty.

The second fact is that God makes so much of sin. God said,
“The person who sins will die” (Ezek 18:20).
“The wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23)
and He hates those that do iniquity (Psalm 5:5).
Moses said; “…every one who acts unjustly is an abomination to the Lord” (Deut. 25:16). Sin is an evil force. Its presence cannot be escaped in this life, but it can be overcome by the power of God.

The origin of sin is lone of the mysteries in the bible (Jude 1:6). Sin was first noted in the heart of Satan. He was created a perfect being… until unrighteousness was found in him(Ezek 28:11-19). Satan fell from perfection when he exerted his will over God’s will – this is sin. Sin was in the heart of Satan before God created men (Gen 1:1, 2)

It is impossible to deny the existence of sin, when the whole word is in conflict between good and evil. If sin were not a fact, there would be no crime; we would not need jails or prisons. We would need no locks on doors, or vaults for valuables. To some sin is being indiscreet; or it is a weakness of the flesh. To others, it is the absence of good, but God declares that:

(1) Sin is lawlessness (1 John 3:4)
(2) Sin is falling short of the glory of God (Rom 3:23)
(3) Sin is revolting against God (Is. 1:2)
(4) Sin is unbelief (1 John 5:10)
(5) Sin is going your own way, planning your life according to your will, without seeking
the will of God (Is 53:6)
(6) All unrighteousness is sin (1 John 5:17)

Sin is a folly to deceive you, a force to destroy you and a fact to condemn you. Sin is a volitional act of disobedience against the revealed will of God. Every man is tempted when he drawn away from his own lust and enticed (James 1:14). We are tempted by Satan (Matt 4:3, 1 Thess 3:5). The reason that Satan cannot repent is because he didn’t have a tempter like we have. If you sin, you can repent (1 John 1:9)

Tree of Life Featured Content

The Chinese characters consist of individual ‘radicals’ that make up words. When these words are broken down to their individual form, we can see the evidence of creation written into their language. All who ever learned the Chinese language has Discover More ...

The noun “God” is a title. The dictionary describes ‘name’ as authority and character. In these cases, they are descriptions of the nature of God. In the Old Testament times, a name was not only identification, but an identity as well. Discover More ...

by Jeff Lowe, Bayless Conley, Gary Chapman, Roger Terbassi, Jimmy Evans “T.H.I.N.K. before you speak” Is it True? Is it Helpful? Is it Inspiring? Is it Necessary? Is it Kind? Proverbs 18:21 “Being kind is making requests Discover More ...

There are many stories that we learned as children. There were some innocent sounding but had horrific endings like Jack and Jill (Jack had a broken head) Rock-a-bye baby (a baby falling from a tree) ‘Ring around the rosies’ (said Discover More ...

Surely we know that God has provided healing for us through his Son, the Word of God (John 1:1). By his stripes we were healed (1Pet 2:24). Healing (and prosperity) has always been the plan above all things (3 John1:2). Discover More ...

When Lucifer was sentenced to condemnation, his used deception to bring man into the same judgment (Is 14:15). The carnal tendency for misery to recruit company resulted in Adam’s awareness of condemnation. After the awareness of the absent covering of Discover More ...

Have you ever wanted to feel young, vibrant and fresh at an older age? What is your expectancy of life when you get older? Do you hold on to what millenniums of experience have to say or do you look Discover More ...

When we ask God for wisdom and He opens the eyes of our heart to see it, He gives us revelation through visions in our imagination for things to come to pass in the spiritual world (Eph 1:18). We want Discover More ...

Can a Christian be Possessed? What right does the devil have to access in a human body? The body is composed of a spirit, mind and a body. Possession is being under absolute and complete jurisdiction from the devil. If Discover More ...

How does the Koran speak to it’s actual readers? The general basic principles according to the Koran are; • The pre-eminence of Islam over all other religions (K 9:33) • Islam is the true religion of Allah (K 3:17) • Discover More ...

The Five Worlds When you have perfect peace, joy, patience, and contentment, these all exist in the ‘now’. To lose these Comforts is to travel to a different world, led by an enemy to join his company of misery. Discover More ...

Lord, don’t let me be late A little girl, dressed in her Sunday best, was running as fast as she could, trying not to be late for Sunday School. As she ran she prayed, “Dear Lord, please don’t let me be late! Dear Discover More ...

Being single in today’s world is challenging. If you don’t have good Christian role models, you can be like a sheep away from the flock. The wolves are ready to devour you. They want to displace lives, marriages and families. Discover More ...

You gave her your heart, now give her your mind. With the divorce rate at church on a close level as the secular world is, we need to find the spiritual ways to fight the good fight of faith and Discover More ...

Healthy Communication Communicating the Right Way Handling Conflict Using the “Q’s” to make communication to work for you Understanding the 5 communication types Commitment in healthy relationships Putting principles into practice Quotes of Marriage References

Our budget is something we need to watch very carefully. Jesus showed a concern with His disciples about not being wasteful. John 6:12 When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing Discover More ...